As many as 10 Taliban fighters, dressed in Afghan army uniforms and driving military vehicles, made their way onto the base and opened fire on mostly unarmed soldiers eating a meal and leaving a mosque after Friday prayers, according to officials.

The toll could change, the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement, adding it would provide more information once an investigation was completed.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew to Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday to pay a "courtesy visit" to wounded soldiers, his office said, while General John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, praised Afghan commandos for bringing the "atrocity to an end."Источник: https://censor.net.ua/en/n437344

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